Joe Russo’s Almost Dead kicked off their seven-date March tour on Friday night with a performance at the Palace Theatre in Albany, New York.

The five-piece used their two-set show to deliver unique interpretations of fan-favorite Grateful Dead covers, including the tenth-ever version of “Box Of Rain” and “Dupree’s Diamond Blues”, which was only played once previously at NYC’s Brooklyn Bowl on 3/8/18. In typical JRAD fashion, the band wove in surprise teases of John Coltrane, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more throughout their performance. For the encore slot, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead offered up their fifth-ever version of Warren Zevon‘s “Werewolves of London”.

Watch the second-set opener below, courtesy of nugs.tv, and listen to the full show below.

“Black Throated Wind”

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Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – Full Show Audio – 3/1/19

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Joe Russo’s Almost Dead will perform at Portland, ME’s State Theatre tonight and tomorrow, before continuing on to Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Ohio. For a complete list of upcoming tour dates, head to JRAD’s official website.

Setlist: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead | Palace Theatre | Albany, NY | 3/1/2019

Set One (8:15PM – 9:27PM)
Cassidy
Jack A Roe >
Box Of Rain
The Other One -> Drums -> The Other One Reprise @
Shakedown St #

Set Two (10:00PM – 11:43PM)
Jam ->
Black Throated Wind ->
Bertha Jam ## -> Dupree’s Diamond Blues $
Playing In The Band ->
So Many Roads % ->
Estimated Prophet >
St Stephen ^ -> Bertha &

ENC:
Marco Solo ->
Werewolves Of London *

! – Not Played by Almost Dead Since 2018-02-15 War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN, a gap of 43 shows
+ – Not Played by Almost Dead Since 2018-02-17 The Pageant, St Louis, MO, a gap of 42 shows
@ – With a Duo Jam, first Almost Dead version of “Other One Reprise”
# – With a “Love Supreme” (John Coltrane) Tease (TH) and a Jam that included elements of “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough” (Michael Jackson) and “Serpentine Fire” (Earth Wind & Fire)
## – First Time Played in this manner by Almost Dead
$ – Not Played by Almost Dead Since 2018–03-08 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 39 shows
% – With a “Knocking On Heaven’s Door” (Bob Dylan) Tease (TH) Tommy actually quoted the Guns N Roses version. Not Played by Almost Dead Since 2018-03-16 The Palace Theatre, a gap of 35 shows Albany, NY
^ – Unfinished
& – With a “Reveille” (Traditional) Tease (SM) and a “Rock And Roll” (Led Zeppelin) Tease (JR)
* – With a “Sweet Home Alabama” (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Tease (MB)